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Kilmarnock FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Kilmarnock FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Rangers FC
Wed 23 Jan 2019 · 19:45 UTC Rugby Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Daniel Bachmann 12' Y
Daniel Bachmann 18' Y
Y 33' Gareth McAuley
Y 50' Alfredo Morelos
Aaron Tshibola 70' Y
Eamonn Brophy 73' Y
Gary Dicker 88' Y
Alan Power 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Kilmarnock FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League at Rugby Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Graeme Stewart
  • Referee David Munro
  • Referee Don Robertson
  • Referee Ralph Gordon

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

5
2
16
Kilmarnock FC 23 games · Avg 3.1 goals Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-23 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Rangers FC 2018-10-31 Rangers FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC

Recent Form

Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan Rangers FC H 2–1 W
29 Dec St. Mirren FC H 2–1 W
26 Dec Motherwell FC A 1–0 W
22 Dec Hamilton Academical FC A 1–1 D
15 Dec Dundee FC H 3–1 W
08 Dec Celtic FC A 1–5 L
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan Kilmarnock FC A 1–2 L
29 Dec Celtic FC H 1–0 W
26 Dec Hibernian FC H 1–1 D
23 Dec St. Johnstone FC A 2–1 W
19 Dec Hibernian FC A 0–0 D
16 Dec Hamilton Academical FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Kilmarnock FC Rangers FC
#12 Position #2
5 Points 16
7 Played 7
1 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 1
6 Scored 8
15 Conceded 4
-9 GD +4
0.71 PPG 2.29
14% Win % 71%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Kilmarnock FC this season
67% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

Kilmarnock FC are 12th (5 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kilmarnock FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
–/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rangers FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kilmarnock FC
Michael Schjonning-Larsen 2 G
Jason Holt 1 G
Greg Kiltie 1 G
Joe Hugill 1 G
Rangers FC
Lawrence Shankland 3 G
Ryan Naderi 2 G 1 A
Miguel Chaiwa 1 G 1 A
Thelo Aasgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Rangers FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 12' Jermain Defoe doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 12' Kilmarnock FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 17' Kilmarnock FC have won 275 goals from 265 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 18' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Daniel Bachmann.
  • 22' A stunning finish from Eamonn Brophy — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 32' A quiet spell here at Rugby Park. Rangers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 33' Gareth McAuley picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 43' James Tavernier needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 48' Northern Ireland international Kyle Lafferty has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alfredo Morelos.
  • 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kilmarnock FC and Rangers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 65' It’s high time Steve Clarke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' Assisted by Greg Tayler with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jordan Jones makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 70' Controversy at the stadium! Aaron Tshibola argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 70' Rangers FC make a change. Steven Davis trudges off to be replaced by Candeias on 70 minutes.
  • 73' A moment of madness from Eamonn Brophy on 73 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Kilmarnock FC will be frustrated.
  • 78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kilmarnock FC that had 265 games and scored 275 goals.
  • 79' The Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Jermain Defoe is withdrawn and Kyle Lafferty gets his opportunity.
  • 84' Kilmarnock FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 88' Poor challenge from Gary Dicker. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 89' Kirk Broadfoot is replacing Eamonn Brophy for the Kilmarnock FC side.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Alan Power argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' The Kilmarnock FC bench stirs into life. Jordan Jones is withdrawn and Mikael Ndjoli gets his opportunity.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Clarke

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alfredo Morelos 7
James Tavernier 4
Cyriel Dessers 4
Eamonn Brophy 3
Connor Goldson 3
Ryan Kent 2
Tom Lawrence 2
Joe Wright 2

Head to Head

2019-01-23 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Rangers FC 2018-10-31 Rangers FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC

Kilmarnock FC Form

2019-01-23 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Rangers FC W 2018-12-29 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC W 2018-12-26 Motherwell FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2018-12-22 Hamilton Academical FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC D 2018-12-15 Kilmarnock FC 3–1 Dundee FC W 2018-12-08 Celtic FC 5–1 Kilmarnock FC L

Rangers FC Form

2019-01-23 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Rangers FC L 2018-12-29 Rangers FC 1–0 Celtic FC W 2018-12-26 Rangers FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D 2018-12-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Rangers FC W 2018-12-19 Hibernian FC 0–0 Rangers FC D 2018-12-16 Rangers FC 1–0 Hamilton Academical FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.07 Kilmarnock FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Kilmarnock FC or Rangers FC 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kilmarnock FC35% Draw27% Rangers FC38%
Actual: Kilmarnock FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Kilmarnock FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Rangers FC
65%
Kilmarnock FC or Rangers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kilmarnock FC20% Draw48% Rangers FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
10.6%
0 – 0
10.1%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 2
8.2%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 0
4.5%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Kilmarnock FC

Handicap Kilmarnock FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 16% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 22% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.